I have moved blogs
I know I know, I haven’t been active on here in well over a year anyways, so who knows if anyone is still even paying attention here, but I figured a formal announcement was warranted to put an end to this and actually separate from it mentally. My life now is very different from how it was when I was running this blog. I’m engaged now, for one, which is really cool despite the looming stress of wedding planning. I’m also in much healthier relationships now in like every aspect of the word. And in all of this, I have purposefully and completely separated myself from Dark Academia and just the “academia aesthetic family” as a whole because I realized that not only is it disingenuous to who I am/want to be, but it was also trapping me in a perfectionist burn out cycle where I’d romanticize my unhealthy coping mechanisms instead of prioritizing healing.
Don’t get me wrong, I love learning— I’ve always loved learning and literature and Shakespeare and the Humanities and I’m sure I always will. But what I was doing was making academics and nihilism and unhealthy prioritization of intelligence at all costs my entire life and, frankly, it was making my depression worse in ways that I won’t go into detail about. So I stepped away from it and have been faced with the terrifying and thrilling journey of figuring out the person I actually am versus the person my trauma made me become.
I realize this all sounds very dramatic because let’s be honest, it’s just an aesthetic at the end of the day. But I got myself stuck in that perfectionist pretension cycle long before there was a name and a burgeoning social media subculture that I could hide behind. So when I say that I’ve had to figure out who I am outside of it, that’s what I mean. My wonderful fiancé has been a huge positive influence and aid in this rediscovery journey. He’s the best and his mission to live authentically to himself has been inspiring, to say the least. I’m eternally grateful for him.
So all of that is to say, this is the end of the road for this blog. I can’t delete it, because my new blog(s) are tied to this account, but it will sit and slowly decay for the rest of time, which is fitting, I think. I’ll likely still share important Palestine support resources here because I know this is where my audience lies, but nothing past that will make an appearance.
I have moved my main blog to @wayfaringwren where the vibes have been so much more positive. It hosts my love of 60s-70s music and subculture, my passion for nature and sustainability, and the occasional appearance of my “woo-woo hippie” beliefs. I’m so much happier and feel much more fulfilled with it.
I also have a (hopefully soon to begin) blog at @afriendlymischief to document my cozy gaming. It will primarily be Sims 4 content, so if that piques your interest, I’d love for you to join me.
That’s really all I have to say, I think. If you want to embark on this new and exciting journey with me, you can find me there. If not, that’s okay too. It’s been a nice ride. Hopefully I’ll see y’all later.
Much Love,
Wren
